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"Silence Is Golden" is a song initially recorded by the American rock band the Four Seasons. Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio , Philips Records released it in 1964 as the B-side of the U.S. number 1 single " Rag Doll ", which was also written by Crewe and Gaudio.
The Tremeloes (formerly Brian Poole and The Tremeloes) are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England. [2] They initially found success in the British Invasion era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring a UK chart-topper in 1963 with "Do You Love Me". The band achieved their greatest success after Poole's departure in 1966.
After this, the song was quickly picked up by the Tremeloes who first released their version in May 1967 on their album Here Comes the Tremeloes. Following the number-one success of " Silence Is Golden ", "Even the Bad Times Are Good" was released as a single with the B-side, "Jenny's Alright", written by the Tremeloes' Len "Chip" Hawkes and ...
Crewe also helped bring success to the Epic Records group the Tremeloes with their hit cover of "Silence Is Golden", a song originally written for and recorded by the Four Seasons. Bob Crewe himself (recording as The Bob Crewe Generation ) released a version of Sid Ramin's 1967 instrumental " Music to Watch Girls By " (originally composed as a ...
The Tremeloes releases: Here Come the Tremeloes: Released: 19 May 1967 [5] Label: CBS, Epic; Formats: LP, MC, 8-track; Released in North America as Here Comes My Baby; 15 4 119 — Even the Bad Times Are Good / Silence Is Golden: Released: October 1967; Label: Epic; Formats: LP, 8-track; North America release — — — — Alan, Dave, Rick ...
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The Tremeloes' version is slightly different, lyrically, from the original, with the beginning lyrics altered and the final verse left out. [3] Stevens' lyrics begin "In the midnight moonlight I'll / Be walking a long and lonely mile", whereas in the Tremeloes' version, this has been changed to "In the midnight, moonlight hour / he's walking ...
The Tremeloes had three top 10 singles in 1967, the highest-charting of which was chart-topper "Silence is Golden". The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of ...